Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Female
Family: Single; 1 Child: Aden
Birth date: 03/10/1972
Birthplace: Saint Louis, MO
Home City: Saint Louis MO
Religion: Christian

Education

MHA, Health Administration, Saint Louis University, 2001, Grade Point Average of 3.8 BS, Finance, Hampton University, 1994, Grade Point Average of 3.2

Profession

Director, Organizational Development, People's Health Centers, Incorporated, 2007-present Director, Human Resources, People's Health Centers, Incorporated, 2005-2007 Director, Special Projects, People's Health Centers, Incorporated, 2003-2005 Manager, Registration and Scheduling, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, 2002-2003 Administrative Fellow, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, 2001-2002

Committees

Elementary and Secondary Education
Health Insurance
Special Standing Committee on Election Contests

HB 1046 Requires Proof of Citizenship for Presidential Candidates
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1541 Authorizes Religious Objections by Medical Workers for Certain Medical Procedures
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1219 Workplace Discrimination Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1104 Voter ID
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 1046 Requires Proof of Citizenship for Presidential Candidates
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1541 Authorizes Religious Objections by Medical Workers for Certain Medical Procedures
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 572 Amends Worker's Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1219 Workplace Discrimination Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1104 Voter ID
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1219 Workplace Discrimination Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HJR 43 Limits State Spending
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 8 Tax Credit Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HA 1 to SB 7 Prohibits Public Funding for Certain Life Science Research Projects
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

SB 7 Incentives for Science-Based Businesses
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

HA 1 to SB 7 Prohibits Public Funding for Certain Life Science Research Projects
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: -

SB 7 Incentives for Science-Based Businesses
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

HB 6 Appropriations for Missouri Disaster Relief
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1 Authority Over the Saint Louis Police Department
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 6 Appropriations for Missouri Disaster Relief
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 1 Authority Over the Saint Louis Police Department
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 73 Drug Testing Of Welfare Recipients
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 193 Congressional Redistricting Plan
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SB 113 Regulating Animal Care Facilities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 193 Congressional Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 213 Restrictions on Late-Term Abortions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 167 Driver License Examinations Administered in English Only
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 61 Minimum Wage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HR 39 Attorney General Challenge of the Federal Health Care Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2 Manufacturing Jobs Act
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Public Retirement Systems
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2 Manufacturing Jobs Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1 Public Retirement Systems
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 793 Abortion Law Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 586 Sexually Oriented Business Regulations
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1311 Coverage for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1764 Prohibits Mandatory Participation in a Health Care System
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2011 2010-2011 Department of Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: -

HB 2010 2010-2011 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Serices Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2002 2010-2010 Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2003 Higher Education Appropriations
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2002 2010-2010 Education Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 2003 Higher Education Appropriations
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 2010 2010-2011 Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Serices Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1747 Authorizing Horse Slaughterhouses
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1601 St. Louis Police Department Governance Modifications
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1327 Abortion Regulation Modifications
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amdt 4 Deleting an Education Foundation Formula Modification
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HCR 18 Statement of Opposition to Federal Health Care Proposal
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 544 Increasing Legislative Oversight of Federal Funds
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SB 291 Education Provision Modifications
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 306 State Health Care Expansion
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 11 2009-2010 Social Services Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 22 Capital Improvements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 71 Income Tax Rate Reduction and Additional Tax Credt
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

Amdt 1 Allowing Pharmacists to Refuse to Provide "Abortifacients"
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HJR 32 Bonds to Fund Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HJR 32 Bonds to Fund Higher Education
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 668 Firearm Regulation Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 795 Minimum Wage and Sales Tax Modifications for Businesses
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 258 Excluding Tipped Employees from Mandatory Minimum Wage Increases
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

HB 681 Special Elections for Statewide Office Vacancies
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 11 2009-2010 Social Services Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2 2009-10 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 10 2009-10 Health Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 2 2009-10 Education Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 10 2009-10 Health Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HJR 23 Constitutional State Spending Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 46 Expansion of Abortion Laws
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 242 Authorizing Four-Day School Weeks
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HCR 5 Rejecting Pay Increases for Elected Officials and Judges
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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